set in opposition
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Mr Brilliant says Harrods’ managers were set in opposition to each other and then expected to keep a watchful eye on their rivals.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
History tells us that Elizabeth and Mary were cousins set in opposition by their clashing religions, their royal parentage and their mutual desire to rule Britannia.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2011
This salvation is set in opposition to that which was propounded before, by the ministration of angels, which consisted in a law of works; that which Moses received to give to the children of Israel.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by John Bunyan
The word social, then, includes the economic, political, moral, religious, etc., and must not be thought of as something set in opposition to, for instance, the industrial or the political.
From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Charles A. (Charles Abram) Ellwood
His honour and affection towards his nurse, are immediately set in opposition to his duty to his mother.
From Practical Education, Volume I by Maria Edgeworth
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